Spain - Medal of Suffering for the Motherland - Wounded Medal

The "Medalla de Sufrimientos por la Patria." This medal was originally instituted in 1814, and later revised in 1900. This Civil War / WWII Period example is In bronze gilt with blue and white enamels. 32 mm in diameter, with original ribbon suspended from a traditional Spanish-style horizontal hanger with pinback.

The Medal of Suffering for the Motherland was a Spanish decoration, created to reward members of the Spanish Army and other allied nations, having been wounded and injured in combat.